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‘NHS staff at risk from toxic cleaning machines’
12th of August 2019
A UK firm is denying allegations that one of its cleaning products has caused NHS staff to have nosebleeds and burning eyes.
Hygiene Solutions produces Deprox machines which pump hydrogen peroxide vapour into sealed and empty hospital wards to clean them. But some NHS workers have complained of stinging eyes after entering a room to operate the
Cleaning products now available in reusable packaging
9th of August 2019
US household detergent brands Cascade and Tide are the latest companies to have signed up to circular shopping system Loop.
This means customers can now buy cleaning products in reusable containers which are collected, cleaned, refilled and returned after use.
Launched in May this year, Loop has been described by founder Tom Szaky as "a reboot
Even cleaning procedures cannot kill C.Diff in hospitals
8th of August 2019
Latest research suggests that Clostridium Difficile (C.diff) persisted on a variety of surfaces even after appropriate decontamination procedures.
Lovleen Tina Joshi PhD of Plymouth University in the UK and colleagues compiled the report - writing in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
ECMR reaches recycling milestone
7th of August 2019
ECMR (European Cleaning Machines & Materials Recycling) has now recycled 1,000 tonnes of cleaning machines and materials since it was founded in 2013.
Based in the Netherlands, the company is focused on closing the recycling loop in the cleaning industry by collecting machines and materials from manufacturers, distributors and end users. The
Finalists announced for CMS Purus Innovation Awards
6th of August 2019
The organisers of the CMS professional cleaning exhibition, which takes place in Berlin from September 24-27, have announced the 11 finalists for the Purus Innovation Awards (PIA).
Large Machines
• Nilfisk, Liberty SC50
• Schneidereit, Mopp Wash 14.7 washing machine
• Kenter, Comac C 85 NSC floor cleaning machine
Small
Mitie commits to electric vehicle fleet
5th of August 2019
UK facilities management company Mitiehas committed to transitioning its fleet of 5,300 vehicles to electric by 2030. This is in addition to its commitment to ensure 20 percent of its small van and car fleet is electric prior to the end of 2020.
The company has signed up to EV100, a global initiative by international non-profit The Climate Group,
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